This PEST country analysis report on Botswana provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Key Highlights

The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Botswana, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.

The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Botswana's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.

The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.

Scope

Understand the political system in Botswana through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.

Understand the economic situation in Botswana through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.

Understand customer demographics in Botswana through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.

Understand the technological landscape in Botswana through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.

Reasons to buy

What is the outlook in Botswana in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?

How does Botswana perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?

How does Botswana perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?

How does Botswana perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?

Overview

Catalyst

Summary

Key highlights

Key developments January 2017-May 2018

Key Facts and Geographic Location

Key facts

Geographical location

Political Landscape

Summary

Evolution

Structure and policies

Key political figures

Structure of government

Structure of legislature

Composition of government

Key policies

Performance

Governance indicators

Economic Landscape

Summary

Evolution

Structure and policies

Financial system

Performance

GDP and growth rate

Fiscal situation

External debt

International investment position

Monetary situation

Employment

Social Landscape

Summary

Evolution

Structure and policies

Demographic composition

Education

Healthcare

Social welfare

Performance

Healthcare

Education

Technological Landscape

Summary

Evolution

Structure and policies

Intellectual property

Research and development

Performance

Opportunity sectors

Research and development

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List of Tables

Table 1: Botswana - Key Facts, 2018

Table 2: Mid-year Population by Age (Percentage of Population) in 2017

List of Figures

Figure 1: Map of Botswana

Figure 2: Botswana - Key Political Events Timeline

Figure 3: Botswana - Key Political Figures

Figure 4: Distribution of Seats in Parliament following the October 2014 Elections